Battery Powered Tool Brands

sd455dan · 2026-03-24T14:43:24-0400

Guess I am WAY out of date still using almost all Craftsman 19.2V tools and when I buy newer V 20 tools use adapters for the batteries for the older C3's.

Come to think of it some of them are over 20 years old now since they were Ni Cad originally.
If it ain't broke...

Two 1/2" and a 3/8 drill, saws all, mini skill saw, two grinders, 3/8 and 1/2 impact, 90* drill, square and triangle sanders, air pump, so far.

zzvyb6 · 2026-03-24T14:44:56-0400

I have most of the Kobalt 24V tools: drills, drivers, large and medium impacts, grinders and saws (even the chain saw). The portable air compressors work well that I keep in my vehicles too. I appreciate that their pressure setting feature agrees with my vehicle's on-board TPS readings They have been 100% durable. Even when you need a hammer and there's not one nearby. I've also purchased adaptor plates from Amazon that let me use the Kobalt 24V batteries on other products (even 18V and 20V items like hedge trimmers and tree saws). But beware, there are aftermarket batteries for them that are not the light weight lithium versions. Lead acid. These don't maintain torque up to the very end like the lithiums do.

I recently found that one of the 6Ah batteries could help start my truck when I left the rear hatch ajar and there just wasn't enough juice left to roll the motor over. I took one of the adaptors and a battery off a tool and held it on the truck's battery terminals while the other half turned the key ! Surpized both of us....